EP3672504A4 - CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RETROGRADE DRILL MEDICAL DEVICE - Google Patents

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RETROGRADE DRILL MEDICAL DEVICE Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3672504A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control system; medical device; retrograde drill; retrograde; drill
Prior art date: 2017-08-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP18848385.3A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3672504B1 (en

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Ken Adams

Daniela GARCIA

Philip S. O'QUINN

James P. BRADLEY

William R. BEACH

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Arthrex Inc

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Arthrex Inc

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2017-08-22

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2018-03-12

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2021-05-05

2018-03-12 Application filed by Arthrex Inc filed Critical Arthrex Inc

2020-07-01 Publication of EP3672504A1 publication Critical patent/EP3672504A1/en

2021-05-05 Publication of EP3672504A4 publication Critical patent/EP3672504A4/en

2024-10-23 Application granted granted Critical

2024-10-23 Publication of EP3672504C0 publication Critical patent/EP3672504C0/en

2024-10-23 Publication of EP3672504B1 publication Critical patent/EP3672504B1/en

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2038-03-12 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/16—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B17/1662—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans for particular parts of the body
- A61B17/1675—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans for particular parts of the body for the knee
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/16—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B17/1613—Component parts
- A61B17/1615—Drill bits, i.e. rotating tools extending from a handpiece to contact the worked material
- A61B17/1617—Drill bits, i.e. rotating tools extending from a handpiece to contact the worked material with mobile or detachable parts
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/16—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B17/1613—Component parts
- A61B17/162—Chucks or tool parts which are to be held in a chuck
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/16—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B17/1613—Component parts
- A61B17/1622—Drill handpieces
- A61B17/1624—Drive mechanisms therefor
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/16—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B17/1613—Component parts
- A61B17/1626—Control means; Display units
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B17/16—Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B17/1613—Component parts
- A61B17/1631—Special drive shafts, e.g. flexible shafts
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
- A61B2017/00367—Details of actuation of instruments, e.g. relations between pushing buttons, or the like, and activation of the tool, working tip, or the like

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Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
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Dentistry (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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EP18848385.3A 2017-08-22 2018-03-12 Control system for retrograde drill medical device Active EP3672504B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US15/683,434 US10695073B2 (en)	2017-08-22	2017-08-22	Control system for retrograde drill medical device
PCT/US2018/021994 WO2019040121A1 (en)	2017-08-22	2018-03-12	Control system for retrograde drill medical device

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EP3672504A1 EP3672504A1 (en)	2020-07-01
EP3672504A4 true EP3672504A4 (en)	2021-05-05
EP3672504C0 EP3672504C0 (en)	2024-10-23
EP3672504B1 EP3672504B1 (en)	2024-10-23

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US (1)	US10695073B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3672504B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP7019797B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR102555089B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN110996817B (en)
WO (1)	WO2019040121A1 (en)

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